Growing Vegetables in Drought, Desert, and Dry

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This definitive guide will help you grow healthy organic vegetables without wasting precious water resources!
 
Dedicated home gardeners will get the know-how to grow delicious produce in dry times with this authoritative full-color handbook. It speaks to four different low-water conditions: both high and low desert, drought and water shortages, and voluntary water conservation. Using modern techniques, as well as tips from native traditions ranging from the southwestern United States to the Middle East, this guide offers the best of ancient wisdom and the newest innovations in conservation. While it’s geared towards those who live in high desert, low desert, mountains (short season), Pacific coast, and inland valley areas of the Western United States, gardeners anywhere in the world looking to save water can find useful guidance. As more communities suffer the effects of climate change, experienced desert gardener Maureen Gilmer’s sage advice on dry gardening becomes more and more relevant.
 
Inside you’ll find:
·      100+ color photos plus helpful maps and diagrams
·      In-depth information on conditions, including how to assess your site, climate modification, water-wise gardening methods including container gardening, raised beds, and in-ground gardening, plus soil science, watering methods, and pests.
·      Robust section on gardening practice, including choosing drought-resistant and desert-hardy vegetable seeds, recommended varieties by region and seasonal crop guide
·      Resource list, checklist, glossary
 
Great for gardeners in California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and more!

From the Publisher

Growing Vegetables in Drought, Desert & Dry Times

This book is designed to enable you, the average backyard gardener, to overcome the challenges of growing with a minimal water supply. Anyone can do it; you just have to tweak your frame of mind from half empty to half full.

Learn New Techniques

Forget What You Know

Today these water-driven growing techniques, such as rows flooded to saturation, are not the best choice for a dwindling supply. In fact, they are based on assumptions that are no longer in keeping with our environment and can lead to some of the greatest water waste.

A New Normal

To grow food without the guilt of using more water than you need to, it’s important to open your mind to a new way of growing.

Realistic Expectations

Vegetable gardening is a very personal thing that is directly linked to your lifestyle and family size. There are so many variations in both our expectations and the area we have designated for the garden.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sasquatch Books; Illustrated edition (December 29, 2015)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 163217023X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1632170231
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.3 x 0.6 x 8.5 inches
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